MRO Hangar, Shannon Airport

Project:	MRO Hangar, Shannon Airport
Completion Date:	2002
Client:	Aer Rianta (renamed Dublin Airport Authority)
Project Value:	€14m
Services Provided:	Civil and Structural Engineering, Project Management
Project Size:	Offices 1,257 m2 , Workshop 1,726 m2 , Hangar 5,562 m2 , Total Floor Area 8,545 m2.

Project Description

Built as a maintenance facility for servicing the UPS fleet, this hangar was designed to accommodate aircraft up to B747- 400 size or numerous arrangements of other aircraft. The hangar floor, superstructure and apron area to the front of the hangar are supported on piles. The hangar incorporates vertical lift fabric doors with the central panel giving a clear height of 21m to accommodate the tail of the aircraft. The project also included the master planning of the site for the 3 No. further hangars.

Garland acted as the client’s representative for the design and construction of the hangar.

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